In the Tall Grass

[RbnDave]

Spring is in full swing in North Carolina.

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[MarkoPolo]

Lovely shots, we have had freezing rain and snow the last three days. Killed all the fruit blossoms. Ah, well, spring in the Rockies.

[PhotosGuy]

Nice shots.

[RbnDave]

Thanks guys. I'm going out in search of more photos this afternoon.

[sparker1]

Those are great, Dave. I love the small flower.

[RbnDave]

Thanks Stan,

I took these photos in a wheat field across the road from the bull in my other thread. Surprisingly, I found some pretty farm country only 20 minutes from my downtown apartment.

[Noni]

I really like the ladybug - a bright splash of color within a gorgeous green background. The detail on the blade of grass is really nice.

Will you share the EXIF? I'm trying to learn when a photo grabs me, how it was done. I'd appreciate it!

Best-
Noni

[RbnDave]

Noni,

I think that shot was f9.5 at 1/60 ISO 200, can't remember for sure, but those numbers are close enough. I kept changing ISO and f stop as the sun went in and out. I do all my close up stuff hand held. It's always a compromise between shutter speed and DOF; need a lot of light to get the required amount of both. It was shot handheld with my Sigma 70-200 with Canon 500D closeup filter attached. I love that combo.

[Paul A]

Very, very nice!